Chilling Testimony Reveals Iranian Dissident’s Narrow Escape from Assassination in NYC
New York, NY — In a compelling courtroom revelation, a self-proclaimed hitman detailed his aborted plot to assassinate journalist and outspoken Iranian critic Masih Alinejad. Within the walls of the Southern District of New York court, Khalid Mehdiyev described staking out Alinejad’s Brooklyn residence, prepared to execute her as she stepped outside. During his testimony, Alinejad’s husband, Kambiz Foroohar, a former Bloomberg News journalist, sat in the courtroom, expressing the surreal nature of hearing a hitman coldly outline plans to harm his wife. He shared his harrowing emotions during a pause in the proceedings. Mehdiyev, … Read more